Llanwenarth / Llanwenarth Citra
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12395LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Norman? / Transitional?
Cognate Fonts: the fonts at Mitchell Troy, Pen-y-Clawdd and St Maughans [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter, Llanwenarth
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Church,_Llanwenarth
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Llanwenarth, Citra, Abergavenny NP7 7EP, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1873 857392
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A40, 3 km NW of Abergavenny
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
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Noted in Thurlby (2006) as one of a group of tub-shaped fonts in the area: Llanwenarth, Mitchell Troy, Pen-y-Clawdd and St Maughans.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Thurlby, Malcolm, Romanesque architecture and sculpture in Wales, Little Logaston, Woonton, Almeley, Herts.: Logaston Press, 2006, p. 174